The Hidden Valley of Oz, by Rachel R. Cosgrove - Stranger than SF

Fantasy Book Review Delightful. Thumbs up. This is one of the few non-Baum Oz books that's worth reading. A boy named Jam from Ohio finds his way to Oz via a large kite. He lands in Gillikin Country. The supporting characters are memorable: his guinea pigs named Pinny and Gig, and his pet rat Pervical, aka Percy the Personality Kid. Percy is a lot of fun. They end up in in a valley where the…